TORONTO, Nov. 21,
2022 /CNW/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN)
("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that
Andrea E. Bertone has been appointed
to its Board of Directors.
"We are very pleased to welcome Andrea to our Board," said
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, Executive
Chairman. "Andrea is an accomplished executive and
independent director with a wealth of experience in operations and
law, along with recognition by the National Safety Council for her
demonstrated dedication to employee safety."
Ms. Bertone, 61, served as President of Duke Energy
International, LLC ("Duke Energy"), then wholly owned by Duke
Energy Corporation, a utility company, from 2009 until her
retirement in 2016. Prior to serving as President, Ms. Bertone
served as Associate General Counsel of Duke Energy from 2003-2009
and Assistant General Counsel, Duke Energy Trading & Marketing
and Duke Energy Merchants from 2001 to 2002. Ms. Bertone also
served as a director of Duke Energy International Geração
Paranapanema S.A. from 2008 until 2016. From 1983 to 2000,
Ms. Bertone served in various legal roles in both South America and the United States. Ms. Bertone also
currently serves on the boards of directors of Amcor plc, Peabody
Energy Corporation and DMC Global Inc. Ms. Bertone earned a
Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Sao Paulo Law School
in Brazil and an LL.M. degree in
International and Comparative Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law
at the Illinois Institute of
Technology.
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company
that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal
services, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling
and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves more than
eight million residential, commercial and industrial customers in
mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 43 states in the U.S.
and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides
non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal
services in several basins across the U.S., as well as intermodal
services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in
the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit Waste
Connections at wasteconnections.com.
CONTACTS:
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Mary Anne Whitney /
(832) 442-2253
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Joe Box / (832)
442-2153
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maryannew@wasteconnections.com
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joe.box@wasteconnections.com
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